IARC GOVERNING COUNCIL SIXTY-SECOND SESSION

Name: IARC GOVERNING COUNCIL SIXTY-SECOND SESSION
Start: 2020-05-11T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2020-05-12T15:00:00+02:00
Location: IARC

11 May 2020, 10:00 → 12 May 2020, 15:00 Europe/Paris

Remotely by teleconference (IARC)

Remotely by teleconference

IARC

Stephen M. Robbins (CIHR institute of Cancer Research)

Description

IARC’s general policy is directed by a Governing Council, composed of the Representatives of Participating States and of the WHO Director-General. Its research programme is regularly reviewed by a Scientific Council. The Governing Council elects IARC’s Director, who normally serves for a five-year term.

In May 2018, The Governing Council elected Dr Elisabete Weiderpass (Brazil) as Director of the Agency, for a five-year term. She took office on 1 January 2019.

The IARC Governing Council meets every year in ordinary session the week before the WHO World Health Assembly.

Registration

1. Participating States / WHO

2. Observers

3. Interpreters/Precis-Writers

Contact

meneghela@iarc.fr

iarc.gc@iarc.fr

+33 472 738 341

Monday, 11 May
- Mon, 11 May
- Tue, 12 May
- 10:00 → 14:15
  PL: Plenary session
  
  Plenary session
  - 10:00
    
    Item 1. Opening of the session 15m
    
    Opening of the Session, including guidelines on webconference etiquette
    
    Speaker: Dr Stephen Robbins
  - 10:15
    
    Item 2. Election of Vice-Chairperson and Rapporteur 10m
    
    Speaker: Dr Stephen Robbins
  - 10:25
    
    Item 3. Adoption of the Agenda and Special Procedures 35m
    
    GC62_22_SpecialProcedure.pdf
    
    GC62_ProvAGENDA_Revision1.pdf
  - 11:00
    
    Item 4. Application to become a new Participating State from the People’s Republic of China 10m
  - 11:10
    
    Item 5. Address by the Director-General, WHO 10m
  - 11:20
    
    Break 40m
  - 12:00
    
    Item 6. Director's first year highlights and IARC's operations during COVID-19 pandemic 20m
    
    Speaker: Elisabete Weiderpass (IARC)
  - 12:20
    
    Item 7. Update on the “Nouveau Centre” and the “Nouveau Centre” Investment Case 40m
    
    GC62_8_Annex_NC_INVESTMENT_PRIORITIES-new.pdf
    
    GC62_8_NC.pdf
    
    Item11_NCandNCIC.pdf
    
    Nouveau_Centre_Investment_Case.mp4
  - 13:00
    Item 8. Update on the development of the IARC Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) for 2021–2025 1h 15m
    
    Update on the development of the IARC Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) for 2021–2025, including
    
    report from the ad hoc Advisory Group on the evaluation of IARC;
    
    establishment of the Joint GC/SC Working Group to oversee the MTS development; and
    
    alignment of IARC's Programme and Budget structure with the draft MTS
    
    Speaker: Elisabete Weiderpass (IARC)
    
    GC62_20_AlignPBtoFutureMTS.pdf
    
    GC62_9_EvaluationReport.pdf
    
    IARC_EvaluationReport_FINAL.pdf
    
    Item8_Presentation_UpdateOnMTSdevelopment.pdf
Tuesday, 12 May
- Mon, 11 May
- Tue, 12 May
- 10:00 → 10:50
  PL: Plenary session
  
  Plenary session
  - 10:00
    
    Item 9. Requests for support from the Governing Council Special Fund 15m
    
    Requests for funding support from the Governing Council Special Fund:
    a) Request for support for open access fees (Paragraphs 11-12 of Biennial Report on publication activities 2018–2019)
    b) Request for support for Scientific IT Platform and return of unused funds
    
    GC62_11_BR_Publications_2018-19.pdf
    
    GC62_14_GCSFrequestIT.pdf
    
    GC62_InfDoc2ProjectionGCSF.pdf
    
    Item20_Presentation_GCSF_Request_b.pdf
  - 10:15
    
    Item 10. Membership of the Subcommittee on the admission of new Participating States 15m
  - 10:30
    
    Item 11. Request for suspension of its membership by a Participating State (and its financial implications) – Turkey 10m
    
    GC62_17_SuspensionTurkey.pdf
  - 10:40
    
    Item 12. Proposed amendments to the IARC Statute to require a longer termination period of financial obligations for a withdrawing Participating State 10m
    
    GC62_15_WGReportRevStatute.pdf
- 10:50 → 11:30
  
  Break followed by closed session for GC members only (Participating States and WHO) 40m
- 11:30 → 12:15
  
  CS: Closed session
  
  Closed session
- 12:15 → 13:00
  PL: Plenary session
  
  Plenary session
  - 12:15
    
    Item 14. Any Other Business 10m
  - 12:25
    
    Item 15. Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for next session 10m
  - 12:35
    
    Item 16. Date of next regular Governing Council 5m
  - 12:40
    
    Item 17.Summary of deferred items and items to be taken under Silence Procedure 10m
  - 12:50
    
    Item 28. Closure of session 10m